Fountain Court at LIDW 2025

Fountain Court is delighted to be participating in 14 events during this year’s London International Disputes Week (LIDW). Over the course of the week, our barristers will be collaborating with leading law firms to explore a broad spectrum of issues in commercial dispute resolution and arbitration.

From artificial intelligence and banking to commercial crime, crypto, insurance, privilege, and sports law, our sessions will address some of the most pressing developments shaping both domestic and international practice.

Discover the sessions we’re involved in and register below:

• Banking disputes: A horizon scanning
  Wednesday 4 June; 09:00 – 10:30
  Speaker: Andrew Mitchell KC
  
• Corporate Privilege in England and Wales – what international lawyers need to know
  Wednesday 4 June; 16:00 – 17:30
  Speakers: Tamara Oppenheimer KC and Leonora Sagan
  
• UK/UAE Cross-Border Enforcement: Monetising Judgments and Arbitral Awards
  Wednesday 4 June; 16:00 – 17:30
  Speaker: Anneliese Day KC
  
• Financial crime and de-regulation in the Government’s “Growth Mission”
  Wednesday 4 June; 16:00 – 17:30
  Speakers: Robin Barclay KC and Katherine Hardcastle
  
• The Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery ‘CFAAR’ network’s Third Barrister Bash
  Wednesday 4 June; 16:00 – 17:30
  Speaker: Nik Yeo
  
• A New Disputes Playbook- Arbitration and ADR Reform in India and the UK
  Wednesday 4 June; 16:00 – 17:30
  Speaker: Gaurav Pachnanda SA
  
• International Sports Arbitration
  Thursday 5 June; 09:00 – 10:30
  Speaker: John Mehrzad KC
  
• The future of Africa / UK Disputes – innovating for success in cross-border dispute resolution
  Thursday 5 June; 11:00 – 12:30
  Speaker: Paul Sinclair KC
  
• A new dawn in international arbitration – a period of introspection and improvement?
  Thursday 5 June; 11:00 – 12:30
  Speaker: Prof. Dr Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof
  
• Hot topics in the world of banking disputes
  Thursday 5 June; 11:00 – 12:30
  Speakers: Derrick Dale KC and Clare Sibson KC
  
• Dispute Resolution Clauses: The impact of the Hague Convention 2019 on the choice of Litigation vs Arbitration
  Thursday 5 June; 16:00 – 17:30
  Speakers: Rosalind Phelps KC and Wee-An Tan
  
• When the Evidence is AI
  Thursday 5 June; 16:00 – 17:30
  Speaker: Jacob Turner
  
• Whether to litigate or arbitrate insurance disputes – key issues, tips and potential pitfalls
  Thursday 5 June; 18:00 – 19:30
  Speakers: Anneliese Day KC and Ben Lynch KC
  
• Taking stock of recent developments in India-related arbitration
  Friday 6 June; 11:00 – 12:30
  Speaker: Gaurav Pachnanda SA